Case Studies

New Multi Use Games Area at Football club near Prague

100km outside of Prague is the small town of Prčice whose local football club forms the central hub of the community. With an existing full sized natural grass pitch, training and tennis facilities the club recently received European Aid funding. The money received allowed the club to establish proper drainage, install floodlighting and new pathways, create a play area, as well as installing a new Playrite floodlit multi-use games area. Read more
First tennis club in the Czech Republic to benefit from Matchplay 2

Replicating the enormous success that Matchplay 2 has already seen across Europe, Playrite are pleased to discover that the Czech Republic also understands the benefits a needlepunch tennis surface can provide. Read more
New 3G Synthetic Football Pitch for Staffordshire

A new synthetic floodlit pitch worth more than a quarter of a million pounds has put Bishop Lonsdale Primary School at the heart of the community. The new 3G football pitch which was installed in April 2012 was part of plans by Staffordshire County Council to invest nearly £1million in the school. Read more
Tennis Courts and MUGA for Community High School

Last year Kirkley Community High School in Lowestoft decided they needed to develop and improve their sports facilities. They approached Playrite as they were looking to add some new tennis courts as well as a multi use games area that could be used for a wider variety of sports. Read more
Artificial Hockey Surface still looking great 6 years on

Back in 2006 Playrite were approached by Heckmondwike Grammar School, who were looking for a synthetic surface that could be used in all weather conditions. Their main requirement was hockey, but as the available space was limited the pitch also needed to facilitate netball, tennis and football training. They also needed a low maintenance surface with low sand content, which would offer high quality and performance. Read more
Artificial Grass for Football Pitch at Joint Service Signals Unit in Cyprus

Well established company Monkhouse Surfaces (F.R.Monkhouse Ltd) were approached directly back in 2011 by the Joint Service Signals Unit in Cyprus in regards to creating a multi use games area in Cyprus. The Greenfield site at the base needed re-developing with a 3G surface suitable for football and also rugby. Monkhouse Surfaces has worked closely with Playrite on various projects over the last few years and immediately thought of their Conqueror range of tufted artificial grass for football, hockey and rugby that is filled with sand and… Read more
New 3G Playing Surface for Guiseley Football Club

Back at the end of 2011, Guiseley Football Club in Leeds had their 1,600m² synthetic pitch updated by Bancroft Amenities with Playrite's Conqueror 50 surface. The previous synthetic pitch needed to be replaced after just a few years as it couldn't withstand the activity from the high volume of users at Guiseley club. Read more
New Multi Use Games Area is “Fantastic”

York House School in Hertfordshire is set in magnificent surroundings with plenty of open space and superb facilities, both academically and on the sporting front. They believe every child possesses many talents and with a long tradition of academic excellence and a broad-based curriculum, York House pride themselves on giving children an education that will pave the way to a successful future. Read more
Dedicated Synthetic Hockey Surface for Somerset School

During the summer of 2011, Perrott Hill in Somerset decided that they required a new hockey surface at their thriving country Preparatory School. Situated in beautiful grounds with extremely dedicated staff, Perrott Hill ensures that the highest standards of academic and pastoral care are provided for each and every pupil. They pride themselves on the fact that child is given the opportunity to develop and thrive as an individual and offer a wide range of facilities. Read more
Custom Designed Multi Use Games Area for High School

Sacred Heart Catholic School in Battersea wanted to improve facilities and offer their pupils a greater variety when it came to sports, as the concrete courts installed were limited to netball. Speaking with Playrite and ETC Sports Surfaces the school selected Playrite's Matchplay 2 in sporting green and red to be installed, with lines inlaid for different sports such as netball, hockey, football and tennis. Matchplay 2 is an excellent multi sport surface and offers a more natural feel compared to other artificial products. Being sand dress,… Read more
Sports Surfacing Still Looking and Playing Great 7 Years On!

Highfield Park Centre in St Albans benefits from a sports hall, gym, tennis courts, two playing fields, seven football pitches and a floodlit multi use games area which features Playrite's Matchplay 2 in sporting green.  The centre wanted to extend their opening hours and thanks to the hard wearing nature of the synthetic surface and the floodlighting they've been able to do this during the week until 10pm at night! Installed over 7 years ago back in January 2005 the centre is still impressed with their sporting surface. Read more
Multi Activity Centre Transformed by Matchplay 2

Adventure International in Bude, Cornwall is a multi-activity centre that has been running since 1979. It is set in the heart of Bude, a small town on the north coast of Cornwall the centre was originally the Grenville Hotel built in 1909 - its refurbishment and conversion to a multi-activity centre has given a new lease of life to one of Bude's most historic and prominent buildings. Earlier this year the centre decided that they needed to improve their existing facilities and have an all weather synthetic surface installed for a variety of… Read more
Park Updates Facilities to Offer Multi Use Games Area

At the beginning of the year, Rhonda Cynon Taff Council wanted to update the facilities on offer to the local community at Treherbert Park in Treorchy. The council felt that the current facilities on offer weren't up to scratch and as there are very few amenities in the local area they wanted the park to be as good as it could be with different surfaces available to cater for a wider range of sports and activities. Read more
New MUGA from Playrite Improves School Facilities

Northumberland Park School were in desperate need to have their current pitch replacing, especially as the surface didn't meet the full potential for multi sport usage. The old tufted surface was worn out and Rob Farrell at the London Borough of Haringey decided to contact Playrite directly and see what alternatives could be on offer to the school. Read more
Staffordshire School Selects Playrite for 3G Surface

Cheslyn Hay Sport and Community High School in Staffordshire has acquired a strong reputation for its work in curriculum development, care, support and guidance and is committed to doing the best for all students. Opened in 1977 and currently with around 1340 students, the school focuses upon health and fitness for all working in the school and provide increased quality access to physical activity. At the end of 2010, Cheslyn Hay School decided to update their sports grounds to create a purpose built, floodlit multi sport installation, using… Read more
New Tennis Surface for Somerset Club

Clevedon Tennis Club in Somerset is famous for being the second oldest tennis club in the world. Their members play to a very good standard and the club decided they needed a fast paced synthetic surface to be installed. They required artificial tennis courts that would allow them to offer their members the best possible facilities, so they selected Playrite's Winner 15 to be installed by Outdoor Carpets Ltd. Read more
Oxford Prep School gets new Synthetic Cricket Facility

The installation of a new five lane synthetic cricket facility was part of a broader project led by leading UK sports surface consultant White Horse Contractors (WHC) to provide new sports facilities at Summer Fields Preparatory School in Oxford. The historic boarding and day school, which boasts former Prime Ministers and stars of stage and screen among its illustrious alumni reflects the importance of sport in its motto 'Mens sana in corpore sano' - 'a healthy mind in a healthy body'. Read more
Artificial tennis surfaces replace tarmac courts in Leeds

In 2010 Whitkirk Lawn Tennis Club in North Leeds contacted Playrite in regards to selecting an artificial surface to be laid on top of their existing painted tarmac courts. They also contacted two other companies who all individually met with a small committee of the clubs members to offer advice on what would be the most suitable surfaces for their tennis club. They decided that Playrite's Matchplay 2 would be the ideal surfaces for their club and Dales Sports Surfaces were selected to install the new courts. Matchplay 2 is one of the five… Read more
Artificial turf by Playrite provides primary school with safer play

Milverton Primary School in Leamington Spa needed an artificial surface fitting during the summer weeks especially for the reception area so the children had a dedicated place to play all year round. The school, which has been established for over one hundred years, describes itself as "a community within a community" who have a well-earned reputation for caring sensitively for the needs of all of their pupils. Because the area was for the reception class only, the school opted for a product with playground safety surface installed… Read more
Playrite Returns to Our Lady of Muswell Tennis Club

Our Lady of Muswell Tennis Club in London didn't hesitate in selecting Playrite products when they needed to upgrade their tarmac tennis courts, as they already know Playrite by their reputation. Around seven years ago the London tennis club with the help of the LTA, who helped to fund the project, had used Matchplay 2 to update two of their other tarmac courts, and they were impressed with the products and service Playrite offered and subsequently requested the same product for their new project. Working alongside contractor ETC Sports… Read more
Top Tennis Club in Madrid Prefers Matchclay to Natural Clay

La Moraleja tennis club is one of the most prestigious private members clubs in Madrid. Renowned for its excellent facilities, it currently offers a total of six clay courts, four of which were upgraded in 2010 to Playrite's Matchclay synthetic surface, incorporating a natural clay infill. Matchclay is a unique structured needlepunch tennis surface, for use with natural clay infill. This durable tennis surface gives consistent ball bounce and trajectory whilst the inbuilt cushion layer reduces fatigue. Matchclay simulates natural clay courts… Read more
Artificial Surface from Playrite Creates new Multi Use Games Areas

Stockwell Park High School in London describes themselves as an outstanding school for pupils of all abilities. Moving forwards to become a flourishing academy which offers excellent facilities to the local community, the school wanted to make further improvements, focusing this time on sports. This project involved a complete refurbishment of an older tarmac surface that was installed previously but didn't provide the school with an all weather surface which was required. The school managed to collect extra funding to enable the surface to… Read more
Indoor Sports Centre installs Matchplay 2 for all 9 Courts

Play on Sport in London is one of the largest indoor multi-use sports facilities in the UK. With over 3,000sqm of floor space, the centre significantly contributes to the community and provides East London with a location where individuals and teams can gain the benefits of physical activity, positive physical and mental health and well-being. Since 2010, Play on Sport's 9 courts have benefitted from the installation of Playrite's Matchplay 2. Matchplay 2 is an excellent multi sport surface and offers a more natural feel compared to other… Read more
Artificial Pitch from Playrite transforms another South Wales Leisure Centre

Newbridge Leisure Centre is the second project that has seen Playrite, South Wales Sports Grounds and Caerphilly District Council working together to create a state of the art artificial pitch using 3G surface Conqueror 40. The first project was at Heolddu Leisure Centre in Mid Glamorgan and the centre has already reported a massive increase of users surpassing even the best figures experienced with the old surface. At Newbridge, the surface was originally needlepunch and had been installed for well over 12 years. Towards the end of its life… Read more
New multi use games area is safer, more usable and more attractive thanks to Playrite

Stoke High in Ipswich is a mixed secondary school with over 800 students. The school's biggest aim is to encourage all students and staff to achieve their best and to make the most of their talents or special abilities. The key to the school's success has been the strong relationships across the community, which is one of the reasons that Stoke High wanted to upgrade their facilities to provide a new Multi Use Games Area, which will also be used by Maidenhall Leisure Centre. The new sports pitch was installed by Suffolk County Grounds… Read more
A further Leisure Centre in South Wales gets new Sport Surfacing from Playrite

Pontllanfraith Leisure Centre near Blackwood is the third project that has seen Playrite, South Wales Sports Grounds and Caerphilly District Council working together to transform their artificial pitch. Other projects over 2011 included Heolddu Leisure Centre and Newbridge Leisure Centre both of which have been a huge success and have improved the centres facilities enormously. The Pontllanfraith Leisure Centre also had a needlepunch surface installed previously, as with Newbridge, and although the surface had served the centre and local… Read more
Playrite Matchplay 2 Surface Installed in Barcelona

Last month Playrite were pleased to be involved in a new project that saw their Matchplay 2 surface installed on 4 new Padel courts at Escuela Pia De Barcelona, Spain. The project was installed by Colin Lloyd from Outdoor Carpets who worked closely with Jose Conde, Playrite's Spanish Distributor for Tennis and Sports Surfaces. Jose recommended Matchplay 2 in blue as the ideal choice to promote the new Padel courts due to its high fibre and low sand content, making it an excellent heavy duty product. This provides a minimal settling in period… Read more
Nearlygrass creates perfect artificial grass garden for Birmingham school

Baskerville School in Birmingham is a special day and residential school for students aged 11 to 19 years with autistic spectrum disorders and complex difficulties. They decided to improve the schools facilities and reduce general maintenance by installing an artificial grass surface which will look and feel outstanding all year round. Read more
Artificial Sports Turf is a success when it comes to Lacrosse

It is always an achievement for Playrite when synthetic surfaces manufactured in West Yorkshire get to feature all across the world. Recently, their Rec-Turf product was installed at the Langley Events Centre in Canada to be used by the Langley Thunder Western Lacrosse Association and the Langley Thunder Junior A Lacrosse team. Not many people know, but lacrosse is one of Canada's National Sports. Box Lacrosse is usually played either on a cement or hardwood surface. This is why Playrite's Rec-Turf is becoming increasingly popular, as it is a… Read more
Artificial Hockey Surface by Playrite installed at Newcastle School

Church High School in Newcastle has recently benefitted from the installation of a state-of-the-art synthetic pitch installed by Brambledown featuring Playrite's Matchwinner surface. Matchwinner is a high performance vertical loop multi sports needlepunch surface which is suitable for all sports at community level. Meeting national standards in hockey as well as EN 15330 part 2, Matchwinner is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, and can be used with shock absorbing layer Matchpad to lower ball bounce and offer extra cushioning underfoot.… Read more
New Tennis Surface and Multi Use Games Area a Winner in Surrey

Lightwater Leisure Centre in Surrey opened in 1998 and ever since then has been providing a variety of new fitness options and opportunities to the local community. The centre, which is surrounded by protected woodland, offers a multitude of facilities and different ways to make sure people of all ages get the chance to keep fit and healthy. The centre is constantly making sure that the facilities they offer are the best they can be, and recently decided that they wanted to resurface a block of five tarmac tennis courts into four multi sport… Read more
Artificial Grass Turf Helps Convert School Grounds in Leeds

The Shakespeare Primary School and Children's Centre in Leeds has recently benefitted from the installation of Playrite's artificial grass product Nearlygrass. Installed by JMS Sport UK, 165m² of the realistic looking Nearlygrass 40 Premium in Green/Beige has now completely transformed the areas around the outside of the school, making the surroundings look brighter and more inviting. The West Yorkshire school, which is located closely to Playrite's head office, wanted a surface that looked like grass but that wouldn't require the same amount… Read more
Synthetic Football Turf Updates Indoor Courts

Earlier this year Playrite had the opportunity to work on another great project with specialist installers Dura-Sport. This time the project was right on Playrite's doorstep at Soccercity in Huddersfield and included the replacement of four indoor 5 and 6 aside football courts. Soccercity has centres both in Huddersfield and Leeds and was established with the aim to deliver flexible, affordable and safe venues for individuals and teams to enjoy playing football. Whether playing at tournament or league level, or just improving skills the… Read more
Wycombe House Selects Dedicated Artificial Tennis Surface

Wycombe House is a successful and thriving cricket, tennis, football and social club in West London. Founded as far back as 1889, Wycombe House describe themselves as being a friendly club who put members first. As any tennis club knows, the facilities they offer play an important part in attracting new members but also keeping existing members happy. When looking for a new tennis surface the club needed to take into consideration the average age of members and select a product that is low maintenance, quick draining, and hardwearing. Paul… Read more
Primary School Sets Sail With New Play Area

St Mary's CEVA Primary School in Woodbridge puts their faith in all their children and strongly believe that they can be the best they can. They are a forward thinking, innovative Primary School and this is clear when visiting their modern website and undertaking the virtual tour of the school. Last year they decided that they wanted to improve their playground facilities to offer a fun and engaging play area with lots of bright colours and interesting play equipment to keep the children occupied and amused. The school contacted Jez Anstey at… Read more
Winner for Bourne Tennis Club in Surrey

The Bourne Club offers a fantastic opportunity for players of all ages and abilities to get involved. Their existing synthetic tennis courts were cleaned and re-sanded, but didn't offer the comfort and safety that the club required. This is where Playrite came in, who visited the courts and after investigation decided that it was time the club had them re-surfaced. Steve Byrnes, Playrite's National Area Manager introduced club manager Kevin Lobley to the full range of dedicated tennis surfaces manufactured on site in West Yorkshire. Playrite… Read more
New Multi Use Games Area installed at Sports Focused School

Kesgrave High School in Ipswich is founded on the principle that the school exists for the benefit of the pupils, so it is clear that the facilities the school provides must be to high standards. Sports activities are very important and the P.E Department even has its own blog providing information on fixtures, results, primary events with images and videos of recent events also available. In 2010, Kesgrave High School set aside time to be dedicated to raising funds for the new Multi Use Games Area, including events such as Students vs.… Read more
Industry First Products Selected by Leading University

Warwick University is one of the UK's leading universities, with a reputation for excellence and a vision to further improve their facilities as the University moves closer to its 50th Anniversary. With Warwick campus recently being voted the best in the UK, it's of no surprise that the university frequently updates and improves its services to offer their students the highest of quality in all aspects of both study and recreation. When it comes to their tennis facilities the same can be said and Warwick University offer LTA qualified… Read more
3G Football Pitch at Deeside Leisure Centre, Flintshire

Deeside Leisure Centre in Flintshire was in desperate need of some attention. With over 4,000 m², consisting of 6 football pitches, the entire site was in a derelict state, being unusable and unsafe for public use. The existing surface and the shockpad underneath both needed replacing, however the macadam base was still in fine condition and could be used for the new sub base, but there was still a lot of work to be done. The new product that was selected was a 60mm sand/rubber infilled 3G monofilament synthetic grass, Conqueror 60 MF.… Read more
Synthetic Tennis Courts for Southbourne Club

Southbourne Tennis Club in Bournemouth successfully provides social and competitive tennis for people of all ages and abilities. They are a well-established and progressive club with around 300 adult, junior and mini-tennis members. Their extensive activity and coaching programmes cater for everyone from complete beginners to county players. The facilities on offer include synthetic floodlit courts, mini tennis zone, practice wall and a club house featuring changing rooms and showers, alongside refreshments and a seating area. The tennis… Read more
Dedicated 3G surface by Playrite Helps Create State of the Art Sports Facility

The students at St Peters High School in Orrell, Wigan were missing out on playing the sports they love as their old pitch had fallen into disrepair and had recently been deemed unsafe due to joint failure. The 6,300m² pitch needed a complete renovation, including new drainage as the area had been prone to holding water and also the sub base needed to be upgraded to an engineered macadam base to strengthen the area and prolong the pitches life expectancy. The school used architects NPS Group who worked closely with manufacturers Playrite and… Read more
Two Tone Tennis Courts are a hit with Players

West Linton Tennis Club in the Scottish Borders has an aim to make their tennis club accessible to all. It's a family friendly club with three courts (one floodlit) available for any level of play. Frequent activities held by the tennis club help to bring the local community together, with open days, junior, teen and adult games running throughout the week. Careful management of funds together with a generous grant from SportScotland enabled the club to consider upgrading the courts. The target was an affordable, low-maintenance, all-weather… Read more
Specialist Sports College benefit from Conqueror

At the beginning of this year, Barlby High School decided that they needed to create a new multi use games area, where a range of sports could be played, but the main focus would be for football. Barlby High School also needed some other work completing which included installing perimeter fencing, creating better drainage of the surface water after rain and the installation of six floodlights so that the pitch could be used on an evening. Barlby High School is a Specialist Sports College in Selby, North Yorkshire, so being able to offer… Read more
Tanhouse Community Centre receives new MUGA

The busy, inner-city Tanhouse Community Centre is relied upon by the wider community to provide facilities, from five-a-side football to young mother and toddler groups. The centre underwent a refurbishment in May 2010 to renew the previous synthetic sand-filled five-a-side outdoor football pitches that had been subjected to over a decade of vandalism. Although the centre needed to renew this surface, the lack of funding available meant that costs to install and maintain would need to be kept to an absolute minimum. As the upper surface was… Read more
New Champion makes a Mark at Sydney Smith School

Sydney Smith School wanted to replace their existing sand dressed 1,960m² surfaces with a modern multi-use sand filled sports surface. The surface they required needed to be suitable for football, but also to accommodate for other sports such as netball, tennis and hockey. Not only that, the school also wanted to create a commercial entity for hiring out the field. Playrite teamed up with the Senior Landscape Architect from NPS Group to discuss their needs and find the most suitable product for them. They selected Playrite's Champion 24, a… Read more
The Academy Selects Playrite's Tennis Surface

Serene and beautiful, The Academy of Harrogate represents one of the largest private tennis clubs in the country, with facilities to the same specification as the Queen's Club, London. Playrite has refurbished four indoor courts at The Academy, covering 2,400m², creating two training areas in a two-tone blue to distinguish the in and out of bounds play using specially formulated Playrite Foundation product. The Academy has used Outdoor Carpets for many years to install the sporting facilities and this was no exception.  Outdoor Carpets… Read more
Yarm Independent School approaches Playrite

The forward-thinking Independent School approached Playrite to advise and  provide solutions when deciding to update its existing grass and tarmac play areas to offer a more useful and all weather surface. Yarm Preparatory School needed to ensure the cost of the installation and maintenance of the 3,000m² area was kept to a minimum, so opted for the Playrite Tournament 18 product, ideal for the all year round use of the school's hockey, tennis, football, netball and basketball teams. The tufted short pile surface with inlaid lines offers… Read more

Case Studies

New Multi Use Games Area at Football club near Prague

First tennis club in the Czech Republic to benefit from Matchplay 2

New 3G Synthetic Football Pitch for Staffordshire

Tennis Courts and MUGA for Community High School

Artificial Hockey Surface still looking great 6 years on

Artificial Grass for Football Pitch at Joint Service Signals Unit in Cyprus

New 3G Playing Surface for Guiseley Football Club

New Multi Use Games Area is “Fantastic”

Dedicated Synthetic Hockey Surface for Somerset School

Custom Designed Multi Use Games Area for High School

Sports Surfacing Still Looking and Playing Great 7 Years On!

Multi Activity Centre Transformed by Matchplay 2

Park Updates Facilities to Offer Multi Use Games Area

New MUGA from Playrite Improves School Facilities

Staffordshire School Selects Playrite for 3G Surface

New Tennis Surface for Somerset Club

Oxford Prep School gets new Synthetic Cricket Facility

Artificial tennis surfaces replace tarmac courts in Leeds

Artificial turf by Playrite provides primary school with safer play

Playrite Returns to Our Lady of Muswell Tennis Club

Top Tennis Club in Madrid Prefers Matchclay to Natural Clay

Artificial Surface from Playrite Creates new Multi Use Games Areas

Indoor Sports Centre installs Matchplay 2 for all 9 Courts

Artificial Pitch from Playrite transforms another South Wales Leisure Centre

New multi use games area is safer, more usable and more attractive thanks to Playrite

A further Leisure Centre in South Wales gets new Sport Surfacing from Playrite

Playrite Matchplay 2 Surface Installed in Barcelona

Nearlygrass creates perfect artificial grass garden for Birmingham school

Artificial Sports Turf is a success when it comes to Lacrosse

Artificial Hockey Surface by Playrite installed at Newcastle School

New Tennis Surface and Multi Use Games Area a Winner in Surrey

Artificial Grass Turf Helps Convert School Grounds in Leeds

Synthetic Football Turf Updates Indoor Courts

Wycombe House Selects Dedicated Artificial Tennis Surface

Primary School Sets Sail With New Play Area

Winner for Bourne Tennis Club in Surrey

New Multi Use Games Area installed at Sports Focused School

Industry First Products Selected by Leading University

3G Football Pitch at Deeside Leisure Centre, Flintshire

Synthetic Tennis Courts for Southbourne Club

Dedicated 3G surface by Playrite Helps Create State of the Art Sports Facility

Two Tone Tennis Courts are a hit with Players

Specialist Sports College benefit from Conqueror

Tanhouse Community Centre receives new MUGA

New Champion makes a Mark at Sydney Smith School

The Academy Selects Playrite's Tennis Surface

Yarm Independent School approaches Playrite